Artist: Gustav Holst
Title Of Album: The Collector's Edition
Year Of Release: 2012
Label: EMI Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (Image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 6 CDs, 07:25:05 min
Total Size: 1,76 Gb
EMI Classics presents a magnificent collection that celebrates the life and career of English composer Gustav Holst. Containing an outside selection of Holst s greatest works including his most famous orchestral suite The Planets, the rare The Perfect Fool, as well as the Walt Whitman inspired Ode to Death. This 6-CD collector s edition provides a chance for all classical music aficionados to listen and experience his timeless compositions
Tracklist:
CD 1
The Planets - Suite, Op. 32/H125
01. Mars, the Bringer of War (Allegro) [00:08:02]
02. Venus, the Bringer of Peace (Adagio) [00:07:26]
03. Mercury, the Winged Messenger (Vivace) [00:03:48]
04. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity (Allegro giouoso) [00:07:59]
05. Saturn, the Bringer of Old Age (Adagio) [00:08:23]
06. Uranus, the Magician (Allegro) [00:06:27]
07. Neptune, the Mystic (Andante) [00:06:26]
Geoffrey Mitchell Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
The Perfect Fool, Op. 39/H150
08. Andante [00:00:56]
09. Dance of Spirits of Earth (Moderato - Andante) [00:03:39]
10. Dance of Spirits of Water (Allegretto) [00:02:46]
11. Dance of Spirits of Fire (Allegro moderato) [00:03:20]
12. Egdon Heath, Op.47/H.172 'Homage to Hardy' [00:14:38]
London Symphony Orchestra / Andre Previn
CD 2
01. A Somerset Rhapsody, Op.21/H.87 [00:09:38]
Brook Green Suite, H190
02. I. Prelude [00:01:25]
03. II. Air [00:02:34]
04. III. Dance [00:02:24]
Bournemouth Sinfonietta / Norman del Mar
A Fugal Concerto, Op. 40 No. 2/H152
05. I. Moderato [00:02:07]
06. II. Adagio [00:03:14]
07. III. Allegro [00:03:12]
Jonathan Snowden (flute); David Theodore (oboe)
English Chamber Orchestra / Yehudi Menuhin
Beni Mora (Oriental Suite), Op. 29 No. 1/H114
08. First Dance [00:05:24]
09. Second Dance [00:02:55]
10. Finale: In the Street of the Ouled Nails [00:05:54]
BBC Symphony Orchestra / Sir Malcolm Sargent
St. Paul’s Suite, Op. 29 No. 2/H118
11. Jig [00:03:18]
12. Ostinate [00:01:46]
13. Intermezzo [00:04:03]
14. Finale: The Dargason [00:03:29]
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Malcolm Sargent
Hymns from the Rig Veda – 2nd Group, Op. 26 No. 2/H98
15. I. To Varuna [00:07:54]
16. II. To Agni [00:02:02]
17. III. Funeral Chant [00:03:53]
London Symphony Chorus, women’s voices
18. Ode to Death, Op. 38/H144 (Whitman) [00:11:07]
London Symphony Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Groves
CD 3
01. Psalm 86, H117 No. 1 [00:08:05]
Ian Partridge (tenor); Ralph Downes (organ)
02. A Choral Fantasia, Op. 51/H177 [00:17:15]
Dame Janet Baker (mezzo); Ralph Downes [organ]
The Purcell Singers
English Chamber Orchestra / Imogen Holst
First Suite in E flat, Op. 28 No. 1/H105
03. Chaconne [00:03:59]
04. Intermezzo [00:02:57]
05. March [00:03:08]
Second Suite in F, Op. 28 No. 2/H106
06. I. March [00:04:45]
07. II. Song without Words [00:01:55]
08. III. The Song of the Blacksmith [00:01:23]
09. IV. Fantasia on the Dargason [00:03:39]
Central Band of the Royal Air Force / Imogen Holst
A Moorside Suite, H173
10. I. Scherzo [00:03:17]
11. II. Nocturne [00:06:23]
12. III. March [00:04:20]
BMC (Oxford) Band / Imogen Holst
Hammersmith, Op. 52/ H178
13. I. Prelude [00:03:37]
14. II.Scherzo [00:09:46]
Central Band of the Royal Air Force / Wing Commander J.L. Wallace
CD 4
Hymns from the Rig Veda – 4th Group, Op. 26 No. 4/H100
01. III. Hymn to Manas [00:03:49]
02. The Homecoming, H120 (Hardy) [00:06:02]
Baccholian Singers of London
03. A Dirge for Two Veterans, H121 (Whitman) [00:06:14]
Baccholian Singers of London
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble / Ian Humphris
Six Choral Folk-Songs (arr.) [H136]
04. 1. I sowed the seeds of love [00:03:06]
05. 3. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John [00:02:24]
06. 4. The Song of the Blacksmith [00:01:16]
07. 5. I love my love [00:04:05]
08. 6. Swansea Town [00:02:50]
Six Choruses, Op. 53/H186 (Medieval Latin, trans. Waddell)
09. 1. Intercession [00:03:44]
10. 2. Good Friday [00:04:19]
11. 3. Drinking Song [00:02:11]
12. 4. A Love Song [00:02:12]
13. 6. Before Sleep [00:03:23]
Baccholian Singers of London
English Chamber Orchestra / Ian Humphris
Eight Canons, H187 (Medieval Latin, trans. Waddell)
14. 3. The Fields of Sorrow [00:01:02]
15. 4. David's Lament for Jonathan [00:01:20]
16. 6. Truth of All Truth [00:04:01]
Baccholian Singers of London
17. Bring us in good ale Op. 34 No. 4/H131 (anon.) [00:01:04]
The King’s Singers
Vedic Hymns – 1st Group, Op. 24/H90
18. II. Varuna [00:03:26]
Frederick Harvey (baritone); Gerald Moore (piano)
Three Festival Choruses, Op. 36a/H134
19. II. Turn back, O man [00:04:26]
Choir of Chichester Cathedral / John Birch
Richard Seal (organ)
20. Lullay my liking Op. 34 No. 2/H129 (anon.) [00:03:42]
Arranged for boys’ voices by Imogen Holst
London Boy Singers / Jonathan Steele
Three Carols/H133
21. II. Christmas Song: Personent Hodie (Piae Cantiones) [00:02:40]
Bach Choir / Jacques Orchestra / Sir David Willcocks
22. Hymn: In the bleak mid-winter (English Hymnal, 1906) (based on poem by Christina Rossetti) [00:03:55]
Edwin Bates (organ)
Rodney Christian Fellowship Festival Choir / Rodney Smith Bishton
CD 5
The Hymn of Jesus, Op. 37/H140 (Apocryphal Acts of St. John, trans. Holst)
01. Prelude: Vexilla Regis proderunt [00:05:15]
02. Hymn: Glory to thee, Father! [00:02:33]
03. Hymn: Fain would I be saved [00:02:09]
04. Hymn: Divine Grace is dancing [00:03:31]
05. Hymn: Give ye heed unto my dancing [00:08:42]
Choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir; London Symphony Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Groves
06. Short Festival Te Deum, H145 [00:04:42]
London Symphony Chorus
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Charles Groves
Choral Symphony, Op. 41/H155 (Keats)
07. Prelude (Invocation to Pan) [00:02:54]
08. I. Song and Bacchanale [00:10:01]
09. II. Ode to a Grecian Urn [00:12:58]
10. III. Scherzo (Fancy - Folly's Song) [00:05:32]
11. IV. Finale [00:18:44]
Felicity Palmer (soprano); London Philharmonic Choir
London Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Adrian Boult
CD 6
The Wandering Scholar, Op. 50/H176 (Chamber Opera in one act)
01. When boughs are green in April (Louis) [00:01:22]
02. Ho there, old dog (Louis) [00:01:39]
03. The most beautiful piece (Alison) [00:01:52]
04. The time, then, was well chosen (Philippe) [00:02:05]
05. Someone is coming! (Alison) [00:01:37]
06. The Wandering Scholar, Op.50/H.176 (1988 - Remaster): Before that I was twenty (Pierre) [00:03:32]
07. So learnèd a clerk (Alison) [00:01:54]
08. The Wandering Scholar, Op.50/H.176 (1988 - Remaster): Heigho, a pretty knave! (Alison) [00:03:22]
09. He'll lie all day in the sun (Louis) [00:01:34]
10. As I was walking (Pierre) [00:03:52]
11. Monster! Villain! (Louis) [00:01:42]
Louis (a farmer) - Michael Rippon (baritone)
Alison (his wife) - Norma Burrowes (soprano)
Father Philippe - Michael Langdon (bass)
Pierre (a wandering scholar) - Robert Tear (tenor)
English Opera Group / English Chamber Orchestra / Steuart Bedford
At the Boar’s Head, Op. 42/H156 (A musical interlude in one act)
12. Of all the birds (Bardolph) [00:03:25]
13. Are you not a coward? (Falstaff) [00:01:28]
14. I am a rogue (Falstaff) [00:05:07]
15. We two saw you four (Prince) [00:03:45]
16. I know you all (Prince) [00:03:50]
17. Do thou stand (Prince) [00:09:52]
18. I' faith, sweetheart (Hostess) [00:04:31]
19. Devouring Time (Prince) [00:03:27]
20. How now! What news? (Prince) [00:02:31]
21. Harry is valiant (Falstaff) [00:07:15]
22. For God's sake (Doll) [00:02:43]
23. Now comes in the sweetest morsel (Falstaff) [00:03:13]
Prince Hal - Philip Langridge (tenor)
Falstaff - John Tomlinson (bass)
Hostess (Mistress Quickly) - Elise Ross (soprano)
Doll Tearsheet - Felicity Palmer (mezzo)
Pistol - David Wilson-Johnson (baritone)
Peto - Peter Hall (tenor)
Bardolph - Richard Suart (baritone)
Poins - Michael George (bass)
Men’s voices of the Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra / David Atherton
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